Testseek.com have collected 46 expert reviews of the Canon PowerShot SD850 IS Digital ELPH / IXUS 950 IS and the average rating is 81%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Canon PowerShot SD850 IS Digital ELPH / IXUS 950 IS.
February 2008
(81%)
46 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
(87%)
65 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
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The editors liked
Image stabilization
4x zoom
Face recognition really works
Fast start-up with virtually no shutter lag if you pre-focus
Dependable auto white balance
Flash recycles quickly when used to light up the average room
Helpful Scene modes
Good macro performanc...
Image stabilisation
Build
Image quality
Good value
Outstanding response times
Very good image quality
Outstanding low-light results
Good features for beginners
Good resolution
Excellent edge-to-edge sharpness
Useful zoom range (although no 28mm wide angle)
Very clean results at lower ISO settings
Fast and accurate focus (although slightly slower in low light)
Very responsive
Excellent user interface and me...
Great performance and image quality
Solid image stabilization
Face detection.
Excellent picture quality
Optical image stabilization
Just a good all-around camera
Excellent build quality
Effective image stabilization
The editors didn't like
A bit bulky compared to other small digicams
Optical viewfinder is not accurate
No digital zoom in Wide Screen aspect ratio shooting
No manual control over aperture or shutter speed
Easily blows out highlights
Chromatic aberration and coma distortion a...
No manual control in “manual” mode
Noise above ISO 800
Lens’ wide end not wide enough
Clunky mode dial
Shadows fill-in
Detail smoothing in some scene modes
Plus AiAF not accurate enough.
Internal memory would be handy
Could use a few more high-end manual controls
Battery life when using LCD not brilliant
Slightly underpowered built-in flash
No A or S modes
Generally little manual control
Auto White Balance performance under artificial light not brilliant
The usual problems of noise and noise reduction effects...
No manual exposure controls
On/off button a bit awkward
Noisy images at ISO 1
600.
Not geared for action photos
Poorly positioned power key
Slow cycling with flash
Good value, outstanding response times, very good image quality, outstanding low-light results, good features for beginners
Internal memory would be handy, could use a few more high-end manual controls
Canons first compact digital camera appeared in 2000, and its series of ultra-compact models released since then have been extremely popular among beginning photographers. The latest model, the PowerShot SD850 IS, may very well be the best of the fam...
Good resolution, excellent edge-to-edge sharpness, Useful zoom range (although no 28mm wide angle), Very clean results at lower ISO settings, Fast and accurate focus (although slightly slower in low light), Very responsive, Excellent user interface and me...
Battery life when using LCD not brilliant, Slightly underpowered built-in flash, No A or S modes, generally little manual control, Auto White Balance performance under artificial light not brilliant, The usual problems of noise and noise reduction effects...
The SD850 IS is a typical example of what Canon does so well; a beautifully constructed, well designed and capable compact camera that doesnt break any new ground but does what it does with the refinement that comes from years of fine tuning and a re...
The flagship Canon Digital IXUS 950 IS admittedly looks a little expensive compared against its 8 megapixel rivals, some of which are more than £100 cheaper, but it doesnt seem to have halted Canons inexorable rise to number one market status. Certa...
Abstract: The Canon Powershot SD850 IS turns in a good performance for an ultra-compact camera. It does produce images with accurate exposure and good color but its ultra-compact lens lets it down with the usual corner-softness, barrel distortion and inexcusabl...
Image stabilization
4x zoom
Face recognition really works
Fast start-up with virtually no shutter lag if you pre-focus
Dependable auto white balance
Flash recycles quickly when used to light up the average room
Helpful Scene modes
Good macro performanc...
A bit bulky compared to other small digicams
Optical viewfinder is not accurate
No digital zoom in Wide Screen aspect ratio shooting
No manual control over aperture or shutter speed
Easily blows out highlights
Chromatic aberration and coma distortion a...
With an 8.0 megapixel CCD, 4x optical zoom lens, image stabilization, and a well-designed user interface, the Canon PowerShot SD850 IS takes top spot by a nose in the popular PowerShot line with a compact ELPH body style well suited for travel. Exposur...
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Excellent picture quality
Optical image stabilization
Just a good all-around camera
Not geared for action photos
Poorly positioned power key
Slow cycling with flash
If someone was to ask me which digital camera they should buy for everyday snap shooting, I wouldn’t hesitate—the SD850 IS is the pick. It’s compact, light, easy-to-use, has optical image stabilization and—most of all—takes v...
Abstract: Canon’s IXUS range is renowned for coupling stylish design with market-leading feature sets. The new IXUS 950 IS attempts to follow this trend, continued by the recently released IXUS 70 and 75 models. With an 8MP sensor, the 950 IS gai
